B OR H AS THE BASIC FIELD IN ELECTROMAGNETISM

Authors
HILLION P
Citation
P. Hillion, B OR H AS THE BASIC FIELD IN ELECTROMAGNETISM, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 54(4), 1996, pp. 4368-4370
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
54
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Part
B
Pages
4368 - 4370
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1996)54:4<4368:BOHATB>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In the past, H was considered as a basic field in electromagnetism and B as a derived quantity. In modern times the inverse situation prevai ls. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these possibilities and we develop for Maxwell's equations a manifestly covariant formali sm using E and H as primary fields and D and B as derived quantities.